Parklea, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Parklea is a suburb
in the City of Blacktown
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is located approximately 40 kilometers north-west of the Sydney CBD and is a part of Greater Western Sydney
. It is considered to be part of the Hills District.
The suburb was named by the subdividers in the early 1900s and is best known for the major Sydney landmark of Parklea Markets.
and Blacktown.
The suburb is served by Sorrento and Stanhope stations on the Blacktown-Parklea T-way.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in the City of Blacktown
City of Blacktown
The City of Blacktown is a Local Government Area in the heart of Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 km from Sydney CBD. It is bounded by the Local Government Areas of Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Holroyd, Hawkesbury and The Hills Shire. It occupies an area...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is located approximately 40 kilometers north-west of the Sydney CBD and is a part of Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
. It is considered to be part of the Hills District.
The suburb was named by the subdividers in the early 1900s and is best known for the major Sydney landmark of Parklea Markets.
Landmarks
Landmarks include:- Parklea Correctional CentreParklea Correctional CentreParklea Correctional Centre is a privately managed maximum security remand prison for male inmates with a current capacity for 823 inmates. The prison is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is managed by the GEO group Australia. The centre incorporates a minimum security work release...
- Parklea Markets (Sunnyholt Road)
- Parklea Garden Village (transportable home village - across the road from Parklea Markets)
- Blacktown Leisure Centre
Transport
Hillsbus provides services to Parramatta, Sydney CBD and Rouse Hill, whilst Busways provides services to Macquarie Park, Castle HillCastle Hill, New South Wales
Castle Hill is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castle Hill is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Hills District of the Greater Western Sydney region...
and Blacktown.
The suburb is served by Sorrento and Stanhope stations on the Blacktown-Parklea T-way.